Legislation – Illegal Migration Act 2023

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Schedule 1 Countries or territories to which a person may be removed

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Duty to make arrangements for removal

F12Duty to make arrangements for removal

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3Amendment of date in section 2(3) etc

(1)

The Secretary of State may by regulations amend the date which is for the time being specified in—

(a)

section 2(3) (duty to remove: date of entry or arrival in the United Kingdom);

(b)

section 5(7)(a) (application to claims made on or after passing of this Act);

(c)

section 6(12)(a) or (14)(a) (application to claims made on or after passing of this Act).

(2)

Regulations under subsection (1) may make consequential amendments to this Act or any other enactment.

(3)

Provision made by virtue of subsection (2) may, in particular, amend this Act or any other enactment to modify the operation of a provision which would otherwise apply to a person who meets, or has ever met, the condition in section 2(3) (including to enable that provision to operate as if an amendment to section 2(3) had not been made).

(4)

An amendment made by virtue of subsection (1) may have the effect that a provision mentioned in that subsection specifies—

(a)

a particular calendar date, or

(b)

a date which is determined by the occurrence of a particular event (for example the coming into force of a provision of this Act, generally or for a particular purpose).

(5)

But such an amendment may not have the effect that the provision specifies a date which is earlier than the date specified before the amendment was made.

4Unaccompanied children and power to provide for exceptions

(1)

The duty in section 2(1) does not require the Secretary of State to make arrangements for the removal of a person from the United Kingdom at a time when the person is an unaccompanied child.

(2)

The Secretary of State may make arrangements for the removal of a person from the United Kingdom at a time when the person is an unaccompanied child.

(3)

The power in subsection (2) may be exercised only—

(a)

where the person is to be removed for the purposes of reunion with the person’s parent;

(b)

where the person is to be removed to a country listed in section 80AA(1) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (safe States for the purposes of section 80A of that Act) which is—

(i)

a country of which the person is a national, or

(ii)

a country in which the person has obtained a passport or other document of identity;

(c)

where the person has not made a protection claim or a human rights claim and the person is to be removed to—

(i)

a country of which the person is a national,

(ii)

a country or territory in which the person has obtained a passport or other document of identity, or

(iii)

a country or territory in which the person embarked for the United Kingdom;

(d)

in such other circumstances as may be specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State.

(4)

Regulations under subsection (3)(d) may confer a discretion on the Secretary of State.

(5)

For the purposes of this Act (other than sections 16 and 17) a person (“C”) is an “unaccompanied child” if—

(a)

C meets the four conditions in section 2,

(b)

C is under the age of 18, and

(c)

at the relevant time no individual (whether or not a parent of C) who was aged 18 or over had care of C.

(6)

In subsection (5) “the relevant time” means the time of C’s entry or arrival in the United Kingdom by virtue of which the duty in section 2(1) would apply in relation to C apart from this section.

(7)

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for other exceptions from the duty in section 2(1).

(8)

Regulations under subsection (7) may make provision—

(a)

for this Act or any other enactment to have effect with modifications, in relation to a person to whom an exception applies, in consequence of the application of the exception to that person;

(b)

for an exception, or for any provision made by virtue of paragraph (a), to be treated as having had effect from a time before the coming into force of the regulations.

(9)

Regulations made by virtue of subsection (8)(a) may, in particular, disapply any provision of this Act or any other enactment in relation to a person to whom an exception applies.

(10)

In subsections (8) and (9) “enactment” includes—

(a)

an enactment contained in subordinate legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978;

(b)

an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament;

(c)

an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, a Measure or Act of Senedd Cymru;

(d)

an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation.

(11)

A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (7) must be laid before Parliament after being made.

(12)

Regulations contained in a statutory instrument laid before Parliament under subsection (11) cease to have effect at the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the instrument is made unless, during that period, the instrument is approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

(13)

In calculating the period of 28 days, no account is to be taken of any whole days that fall within a period during which—

(a)

Parliament is dissolved or prorogued, or

(b)

either House of Parliament is adjourned for more than four days.

(14)

If regulations cease to have effect as a result of subsection (12) that does not—

(a)

affect the validity of anything previously done under the regulations, or

(b)

prevent the making of new regulations.

(15)

In this Act—

“human rights claim” has the meaning given by section 113(1) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002;

“national” includes citizen;

“protection claim” has the meaning given by section 82(2) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.

F15Disregard of certain claims, applications etc

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F16Removal for the purposes of section 2 or 4

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7Powers to amend Schedule 1

(1)

The Secretary of State may by regulations amend Schedule 1 to add a country or territory, or part of a country or territory, if satisfied that—

(a)

there is in general in that country or territory, or part, no serious risk of persecution, and

(b)

removal of persons to that country or territory, or part, pursuant to the duty in section 2(1) will not in general contravene the United Kingdom’s obligations under the Human Rights Convention.

(2)

If the Secretary of State is satisfied that the statements in subsection (1)(a) and (b) are true of a country or territory, or part of a country or territory, in relation to a description of person, regulations under subsection (1) may add the country or territory or part to Schedule 1 in respect of that description of person.

(3)

A description for the purposes of subsection (2) may refer to—

(a)

sex,

(b)

language,

(c)

race,

(d)

religion,

(e)

nationality,

(f)

membership of a social or other group,

(g)

political opinion, or

(h)

any other attribute or circumstance that the Secretary of State thinks appropriate.

(4)

In deciding whether the statements in subsection (1)(a) and (b) are true of a country or territory, or part of a country or territory, the Secretary of State—

(a)

must have regard to all the circumstances of the country or territory, or part (including its laws and how they are applied), and

(b)

must have regard to information from any appropriate source (including member States and international organisations).

(5)

The Secretary of State may by regulations amend Schedule 1 to omit a country or territory, or part of a country or territory; and the omission may—

(a)

be general, or

(b)

have the effect that the country or territory, or part, remains listed in Schedule 1 in respect of a description of person.

8Further provisions about removal

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9Support where asylum claim inadmissible

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10Other consequential amendments relating to removal

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